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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 3, how much time had passed since Bartle left the war?
(a) A week.
(b) 6 weeks.
(c) 3 weeks.
(d) A month.

2. In Chapter 3, how far did Bartle have to walk from the base until he reached the first row of buildings in the town?
(a) 1 1/2.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 2 1/2.

3. In Chapter 5 on the plane to Richmond, what did Bartle hear in his dream?
(a) Wind in the trees.
(b) Toads and mosquitoes.
(c) Katydids.
(d) Bullfrogs and cicadas.

4. After Bartle gets off the first plane in the United States in Chapter 5, where does he go first?
(a) Hardee's.
(b) The base.
(c) Airport bar.
(d) McDonald's.

5. Where is Bartle from?
(a) Virginia.
(b) California.
(c) Illinois.
(d) Georgia.

6. In Chapter 1, what were hanging from the rear windows of a car that Bartle and the others saw driving toward them along the road?
(a) Robes.
(b) Prayer rugs.
(c) White sheets.
(d) Plywood.

7. How old does Bartle say in Chapter 2, that Murph was when he died?
(a) 19.
(b) 18.
(c) 20.
(d) 21.

8. In Chapter 5, what did Bartle hear that seemed like it was coming straight for his bed?
(a) Train.
(b) Semi.
(c) Car.
(d) Pickup truck.

9. In Chapter 1, what color jalopies did people ride in in Al Tafar?
(a) Green.
(b) Brown and black.
(c) Orange and white.
(d) Camouflage.

10. In Chapter 4, how many streetlights had survived the battle?
(a) 11.
(b) 1.
(c) 9.
(d) 4.

11. In Chapter 2, what year does Bartle say is the vehicle that Mrs. Murphy drives?
(a) 1989.
(b) 1983.
(c) 1987.
(d) 1984.

12. In Chapter 5, what did Bartle's mother drive to take him home from the airport?
(a) Dodge.
(b) Chrysler.
(c) Ford.
(d) Chevy.

13. How many months does Bartle remember being with Murph before he died?
(a) 18.
(b) 16.
(c) 10.
(d) 14.

14. In Chapter 4, what was the name of Murph's girlfriend?
(a) Hannah.
(b) Rachel.
(c) Susannah.
(d) Marie.

15. Where was Bartle in Chapter 3?
(a) Texas.
(b) Iraq.
(c) Virginia.
(d) Germany.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 3, what punishment did Bartle get for going AWOL?

2. What was the interpreter studying in Chapter 1 when the war came?

3. In Chapter 4, what color dress did Murph's girl wear in a photograph he had of the two of them?

4. Where does Chapter 5 take place?

5. In Chapter 5 when Bartle went to his room, where did he put his dog tags?

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